U. S. to Pay Final Tribute to Mr. Taft
Washington Mar 10 The nation prepares to pay full tribute to William Howard Taft former president and chief justice His body will be borne with military honors to the capitol in state in the rotunda before burial at Arlington The government pauses Congress suspends White House flag at half staff and a 30 day mourning period is proclaimed Attend funeral services at All Souls Unitarian church tomorrow at 2 pm with President Hoover and ex president Calvin Coolidge among expected attendees
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Washington
William Harvard Taft
Capitol
Supreme Court
Arlingon
Potomac
Great National Cemetery
Assocate JuJstee Holmes
Congress
White House
Hoover
All Souls
Unitarian Church
Calvin Coolidge
Escape attempt at Jackson State Prison traps four
In Jackson Michigan on March 10 a prisoner escaped and four others were captured during an attempted break at Jackson State Prison. Frank Shinn, 30, is believed hidden in tunnels beneath a nearby factory. Guards extended searches, and the men on the dorm roof surrendered after a dawn sighting.
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Jackson
Mich
Jackson State Prison
Frank Shinn
H. H. Jackson
Naval quotas reach tentative accord among three powers
United States, Japanese and British delegations signaled in principle approval of naval quota shares by 1936, with Japan set to hold about 70 percent cruiser strength, while U.S. limits hinge on delivered cruisers. Ratios reflect Stimson's proposals and pending signings in Washington. Also: Lou Tellegen wed Eve Casanova at Ashbury Park, marking his fifth marriage.
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London
United States
Japan
Britain
America
Henry L. Stimson
Washington
New York
Lou Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Eve Casanova
Asbury Park
N. J
Claims History Rewrites On Christopher Columbus Debated
Madrid March 10 Peruvian engineer Luis Ulloa argues Columbus and his brother Diogo were pirates who sailed west before 1492 and sought royal funds after discovering new lands. He cites documents from Sumancas near Valladolid to back a thesis for Seville Congress, noting a 1436 birth plausibility and long research.
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Madrid
Luis Ulloa
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Ulloa
America
Florida
Isabella
Sumancas
Valladolid
Seville
Christopher
Diogo
New World
Huge Steel Merger Plans Completed
The New York Times reports Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube plan a merger into a billion dollar company. Directors of Youngstown are set to receive the plan for submission. Eugene G. Grace and H. G. Dalton lead negotiations as talks gain official status.
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New York
New York Times
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown Company
The
Times
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Company
H. G. Dalton
Byrd Receives Grand Welcome On Return From Antarctic
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the City of New York crew are greeted by Dunedin crowds in New Zealand after returning from the Antarctic expedition. Byrd thanks New Zealand for support, praises British friendship, and emphasizes discovery over territorial claim as he outlines highlights of the South Pole venture and east Ross territory exploration.
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Dunedin
N. Z
Richard E. Byrd
New Zealand
City of
New York
Byrd
Eip
Hat Ie
United Press
South Pole
Great Britain
Ross Dependency
America
Labor war grows as coal miners plan revolt against Lewis
Springfield March 10 A national labor conflict looms as 500 delegates attend a rump coal miners convention seeking to overthrow President John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers executive board. The meeting denounces Lewis, outlines a new constitution, and names officers to replace him. Harry J. Fishwick reads the call.
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United Press
Springfield
Ill
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America Executive Board
Lewis
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry J. Fishwick
Illinois District Union
National Union
Doheny Opens Fights Against Bribe Charges
Washington March 10 Edward L Doheny millionaire oil man today opened his fight against an indictment charging bribery by filing areas in abatement asserting the legality of the $100000 transaction he had with former Interior Secretary Fall in 1921 already has been decided by the courts in his favor The action came after the formal opening of Doheny's trial Justice William Hitz adjourned for Taft funeral and for Sanford's service. Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe and sentenced to one year and $100000 fine.
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Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Interior
Fall
Doheny
William Hitz
William Howard Taft
Justice Hitz
Hitz
Frank J. Hogan
Hogan
Knoxville, Tenn
E. T. Sanford
Taft
Thach Earns Unanimous Senate Favorable Report
Washington March 10 The nomination of Thomas D Thach er of New York to be solicitor general of the United States was voted an unanimously favorable report by the Wenate Judiciar c ommitttes today.
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Washington
Thomas D. Thacher
New York
United States
Wenate
Judiciar
Doran Praises Prohibition Bureau Reform Work
Washington March 10 Prohibition Commissioner J M Doran announced the turnover in the bureau due to corruption has fallen to under five percent a year A new type of dry agent passes strict tests before service and civil service help weed out unfit staff The bureau now employs 25 investigators to audit bureau employees across all districts In Rawlins Wyoming George Brownfield a 64 year old sheepman was hanged for killing Theodore Thomas after an alleged attempted assault last July at the state penitentiary at 12 18 a m He died fifteen minutes later
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Joseph JS. Wasney
United Press
Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Prohibition
J. M. Doran
Doran
Treasury
Civil Service Commission
Rawlins
Wyo
George Brownfield
Wyoming
State Penitentiary
Theodore Thomas
Thugs Busy as Chicago Church Members Pray
Chicago police blotters show 14 shootings 34 robberies and one murder in 48 hours. About 1 000 arrests were made in a weekend crime drive amid a kidnapping plot and an accidental police shooting.
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Chicago
Mar
Tex Guinan
Church Federation
Shailer Mathews
University of Chicago
William P. McConnell
Methodist Church
Dolly Wahl
Northside
Madison
Clark
Robert Haverkamp
Leo Harp
Public Works Department
Prison Opens for Mrs Miller First Woman Convicted Under Old Michigan Law
Prison doors will open tomorrow for Mrs Etta Mae Miller the first woman to be convicted and sentenced under Michigan s life for a pint act Prosecuting Attorney John Wendell Bird of Ingham county filed an order for her release to Sheriff Hugh Silsby who will take her to Detroit and return her to Lansing Tuesday Bond will free her until the retrial in late March ordered after the state supreme court set aside the conviction and ordered a new trial
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United Press
Lansing
Mar
Etta Mae Miller
Michigan
John Wendell Bird
Ingham County
Hugh Silsby
Detroit
State Supreme Court
Two Local Men Claim Discovery Of New Farming System
Flarnest C. and Frank J. Schaffer claim a correlation between planetary laws and crop production after years of testing. They outline findings and critique past zodiac based planting ideas, noting the limits of superstition in farming and promising further detail on page 3.
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Flarnest C
Frank J. Schaffer
Britisher Tunes Up Powerful Car for Speed Mark Trial
Kaye Don's Sunbeam with British and American flags prepared on Daytona Beach sands for trial spins toward a world speed record of 231 mph. The Silver Bullet, a nine mile course racer with about 4 000 HP, aims to exceed 250 mph with spins slated for tomorrow.
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United Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Kaye Don
Don
Motor traffic toll heavy in state Sunday
A Sunday motor traffic toll in Michigan left nine dead in accidents across the state. In Detroit area incidents claimed several lives including a Grand Trunk collision at Van Dyke crossing and a pedestrian death on Livernois Avenue. Others died in Jackson and nearby towns, with multiple serious injuries reported.
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United Press
Michigan
Detroit
Jackson
Mary Elizabeth Palmer
Palmer
Frank Dzilewicz
Dansing
Ellugene Stevenson
James Young
Clement Schemers
Grand Trunk
van Dyke Crossing
Harry Lukanowski
Smily Nichol
Livernois Avenue
Rolley
Led Krass
John Roddy
John Delewsky
Valentine Smith
Dr Cook Leaves Leavenworth Prison
Leavenworth Kan March 10 Dr Frederick A Cook famed author lecturer and explorer walked free from the penitentiary after serving as night interne in the prison hospital for four years His release ends a colorful life marked by unusual adventures as the 65 year old man departs in a quiet orderly exit.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
Lfe
Pure Oil Cuts Mt Pleasant Field Output to 75 Percent
Forced by a nationwide slump in crude oil, Pure Oil announces proration starting today reducing production at Mt Pleasant field to 75 percent. The move mirrors national trends as refinery stocks run high and plants avoid crude oil.
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Pure Oil Company
Mt. Pleasant
Senate
Man Held in Flint for Third Kidnaping Includes Carvin Case
Edward S. Evans a 26 year old man was held on concealed weapons charges after Howard Curvin reported Evans abducted his wife for the third time. Mrs Curvin was taken to a bus in Flint and later a revolver was found on Evans. Evans had previously served two years in Jackson prison for kidnapping Mrs Curvin in 1927 and was said to have abducted her again in Omaha before charges were dropped.
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Flint
Mich
Howard Curgin
Evans
J ‘Olfpoekk
Bis
Curvin
Evang
Jackson
Carvin
Wayne authorities raid 17 saloons in county sweep
A state police and deputy sheriffs task force raided 17 saloons and roadhouses across Wayne county from the county line to the east. Fifteen men and two women were arrested and large amounts of whiskey beer and wine were seized. The raid, led by Richard Elliott and Chief Deputy Lester Dunn, touched Ecorse Gibraltar Trenton Wyandotte and Grosse Pointe Village.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Wayne-Washtenaw County
Richard Elliott
Public Safety
Lester Dunn
Lydia Smith
Quick’s Place
Trenton
Martha Antosik
Wyandotte
Michigan Avenue
Ecorse
Gibraltar
Wyansdotte
Grosse Points Village
Weather outlook for lower Michigan with unsettled periods
Detroit March 10 forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday with showers and some snow in western and northern areas. Temperatures range from a high near 48 to a low around 28 with winds turning west to northwest and cooling readings across cities including Alpena, Duluth, and Grand Rapids.
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Michigan
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